"Most people just don't understand how much of it is discretionary -- one-third at the discretion of Congress, one-third at the complete discretion of the White House and one-third at the discretion of both," said Senator Charles E. Schumer, the New York Democrat who led the fight last year for the second program with Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania.
So, whether you're coming to New York for business or pleasure, if you want a hotel that's in the best location and has luxurious Old World elegance, a superb staff and complete discretion, The Pierre is for you.
It should also lay down clear sentencing guidelines, instead of the present system whereby Saudi judges have complete discretion to determine the sentence for most crimes.
The latter are designed to compensate for railways' lack of complete discretion in changing location of their operations and/or increasing/decreasing these operations since they are a regulated service.
It gave states complete discretion over the money, and many use it for programs unrelated to tobacco or to plug budget holes.
But most bishops, who under church law have virtually complete discretion over diocesan finances, have ignored the call for more accountability, and several bishops criticized Cardinal Keeler for revealing financial information, Mr. Butler said.
Of course, a major concern, is the clash between the legalities of the merger negotiations and due process (which requires complete discretion and heavily guarded communications), and the desire for openness and inclusion so that all those involved in the change feel engaged.
Teachers will have the power to look for anything prohibited in the school rules, which gives complete discretion to schools to dream up their own list.
The RAE provided a competitive mechanism for allocating the loot but, once allocated, universities could spend billions as they saw fit with complete discretion.
"This is a situation where the defendant was given absolute and complete discretion," Judge Grady said.
